Brevity Words

Question 1

Alligator

Answer 1

Link 11

Question 2

Angels

Answer 2

Height in thousands of feet
I.e 2 Angel’s = 2000ft

Question 3

Beadwindow

Answer 3

Your last transmission disclosed essential elements of friendly information (EEFI)

Question 4

Bent

Answer 4

Equipment indicated as inoperative

Question 5

Big dipper

Answer 5

Radar and sonar fitted helicopter

Question 6

Bingo

Answer 6

Fule state needed for recovery

Question 7

Blood hound

Answer 7

ASW torpedo

Question 8

Blotter

Answer 8

ECM/ESM system

Question 9

Bogey

Answer 9

Unidentified aircraft

Question 10

Bruiser

Answer 10

Air to surface missile

Question 11

Bulldog

Answer 11

Surface/subsurface launched anti-ship missile

Question 12

Bull pen

Answer 12

Submarine generated search area (SGSA)

Question 13

Cadillac

Answer 13

Directional active sonobuoy

Question 14

Cake

Answer 14

ASW weapon state report

Question 15

Candy

Answer 15

Ammunition state report

Question 16

Charter

Answer 16

A requirement to order a daily changing of the current call sign

Question 17

Chatter

Answer 17

Communication jamming

Question 18

Cherubs

Answer 18

Height in hundreds of feet - ie cherubs 5 = 500ft

Question 19

Cobra

Answer 19

Asw torpedo gyro angled snake search (GASS)

Question 20

Cold

Answer 20

Lost sonar contact or contact is not held

Question 21

Confetti

Answer 21

Chaff return on radar

Question 22

Cypher

Answer 22

Covered circuits that is set using cryptographic devices

Question 23

Diver

Answer 23

Variable depth sonar

Question 24

Dog box

Answer 24

An area within which units may interfere with or be engaged by ASW torpedos

Question 25

Father

Answer 25

TACAN

Question 26

Feeler

Answer 26

Ship bourne fire control radar

Question 27

Freewheel

Answer 27

Cancels submarine generated search area (SGSA)

Question 28

Gadget

Answer 28

Radar

Question 29

Gertrude

Answer 29

Underwater telephone equipment

Question 30

Gingerbread

Answer 30

Spoofing (voice imitative deception)

Question 31

Goblin

Answer 31

Submerged object detected

Question 32

Grasshopper

Answer 32

Emergency transit of submarine area by surface unit

Question 33

Gridlock

Answer 33

Process of matching relative positions of locally held tracks with the positions of the reported tracks of the grid reference unit

Question 34

Hammer

Answer 34

Active sonar

Question 35

Handy man

Answer 35

Helicopter in ASW support role ( no weapons)

Question 36

Hooker

Answer 36

Fishing or other small craft

Question 37

Hot

Answer 37

Sonar contact is held

Question 38

Hush

Answer 38

To initiate specific EMCON plan

Question 39

Jello

Answer 39

Inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR)

Question 40

Lazy

Answer 40

Equipment indicated on standby

Question 41

Misfit

Answer 41

A requirement to continue using daily call signs

Question 42

Mother

Answer 42

Parent ship

Question 43

Nancy

Answer 43

Infra-red equipment (FLIR/EO)

Question 44

Pancake

Answer 44

Land/i wish to land

Question 45

Panther

Answer 45

Hostile nuclear submarine

Question 46

Parrot India

Answer 46

Military IFF interrogater

Question 47

Pigeons

Answer 47

Bearing and distance to base or specified destination ( true and magnetic)

Question 48

Plain

Answer 48

Uncovered circuit

Question 49

Playground

Answer 49

Joining the link network system

Question 50

Pointer

Answer 50

Directional passive sonobuoy

Question 51

Polar

Answer 51

Friendly nuclear submarine

Question 52

Puppies

Answer 52

To modify existing EMCON plan

Question 53

Pony

Answer 53

ASW weapon carrying helicopter

Question 54

Racket

Answer 54

Electronic emissions intercepted

Question 55

Rifle

Answer 55

Air to surface missile ( used in over land engagements )

Question 56

Riser

Answer 56

A Radar contact that has suddenly appeared

Question 57

Sinker

Answer 57

A radar contact that later disappears

Question 58

Skunk

Answer 58

Surface contact detected by radar

Question 59

Slameye

Answer 59

A visual bearing of the missile, missile vapour track, or missile exhaust. The bearing of the launch from the reporting unit and the position of the reporting unit are given immediately after Slameye

Question 60

Sour

Answer 60

Equipment not operational efficiently/ invalid response to IFF check

Question 61

Spiked

Answer 61

RWR indication of a hostile radar lock on

Question 62

Squawk

Answer 62

Operate IFF as indicated

Question 63

Strangle

Answer 63

Switch off equipment indicated

Question 64

Sweet

Answer 64

Equipment operating efficiently/ valid response from IFF

Question 65

Timber

Answer 65

Link 16

Question 66

Wave off

Answer 66

Do not land

Question 67

Winchester

Answer 67

Aircraft out of ammunition

Question 68

Ziplip

Answer 68

Limit voice transmission to critical information only

Question 69

Spoofer

Answer 69

Contact employing tactical/ electronic deception measures

Question 70

Freddie

Answer 70

Air-controller prefixed with P (PAC),S (ASTAC), or F ( Flight Controller)

Question 71

Feather

Answer 71

The visual sighting of a periscope wake